Loose-leaf container



' S. S. REESE LOOSE LEAF CONTAINER Filed 001;. 2, 1926 I 2 Sheets-Sheet. l

6g INVENTOR ig/Q Y ATTORNEYS Dec. 1s, 1928. 7'

s. s. REEsE LOOSE LEAF CONTAINER Filed out; 2, 926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY S4 Patented Dec. 18, 192 8. i

UN T E D STATE sms/rum. s; REESE; or BnooKLYmnEW YORK. j r

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Application fi led oetobera s2e. Serial No, 139,102;

for Iloose'ly holding a'number of sheetsin the form of" a vertical or inclined group.

1 leaves comprising box-like casings .and pro-* i the device being broken of the operating parts.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a container" or drawerwhich shall be lat orally extensible so'that the holder can accom modate loo'seleaves of varying width.

' Another and even more important object of my invention is to provide a container or drawer which can be laterally-extended sothat selected sheets of the group can be distinguished from the others by laterally displacingsaid. selected sheets} p H Anotherobj ectof invention is to providea'devic'e of this type which shall be of simple and durable construction.

.Other objects of my'invention will "be set forth in the followingldescription and drawings which illustrate a preferredembodiment thereof, it being understood that the'above general statement is intended merely to gen-1 e rally expla n the same andnot to' limit it 1n any manner; i

Fig.1isasectionon theline of Fig. 2 Fig. .2 is a topview, part o'fthe bottom of away, to show some o 183860131011 on the line3 3 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 .is'iaside elevationpartially in section. 1

I Containers or drawers for holding loose vidod with supports for holding groups of loose leavesinvertical or slightly inclined po sition have been well known for many years. In order to readily identify selected leaves of said group, it has-been customary to provide; vertically projecting markers of various ypes; These markers have been an addr tional source of expense'and' labor, and in ad 1 dition serious errors could arise if some of said markers were accidentally removed. According to my inventlon, the saidcase or holdenfincluding the cover therefor, is laterally extensible, so that selected sheets of the group can be laterally displaced and thus be readily distinguished fromthe otherusheets of said group. 7

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2,tl1e containerwor. drawer comprises *a box-like structure 10 made of any suitable metal and provided with.

vice; and two like hearing membersbeing'pro- 33: which are also connected to intermediate of'the' shaft 2L' I Hence,- when the crank 36.is-turned, the

and cover the'operating mechanism for mov front and rear walls 11. This casing be provided. with a pair of front and rear lefthand supports and a similar pair of'rig-hthand supports38. 1 As shownin Fig.2,i-the tops of the front'and rear walls" llare.bentover to form U haped guides. The -lateral walls of the container 10 fit withinsai-d U- ally to andfro, v 7 e As shown in Fig. 2', a shaft 24E provided. with threaded endsQP atthe front and rear; thereof is-mounted in v shaped guides so that they can be slid later-- bearing members 34; p oneyof these bearing-members beingipreterably provided in the central'part of thede I vided' at the front and rear of the devioef to links 28 and 29, by means of pins 32. and

members30=and 31. The links 28 'and29' are pivotally connected to the bottoms of the il -be front and rear externallythreaded-por- I tions 2 1 of theshaft 24 co-operate with nuts 26 and 27wand theseare pivotally connected.

lateral walls. 12; asshownmore particularly inFigsgQr and'3. Thelinks'28 and 29 are upwardly bent, as-shown'in'Fig. 1.

The shaft 24 can be turned by means- 0f a crank 36 which fits over and co-operates with a projecting and non-circularfend 35 v pairsof links 28 and 29 operate tosi-mu ltae nuts 26 and 27 are simultaneously moved in opposite" directions due 'to the fact thatthe inopposite directions."

1 1 A Ul-shapedbottom member 18 is adapted to rest upon the bottom'of thecontai-nerlO;

ing the lateral-walls of the container. This bottom'member18 is'provided with vertically disposed slides 14 and 15 'whichslide upon longitudinal rods22 suitably connected Y to the bottom member 18. The front slide lfcan be clamped against the bottom mem? ber' 18 by means of the lever 16 pivotall'y conneat-ed to the front slide 14: at 16, and adapted I v to abut a stop 17 connected to the saidvfront .1 slide 14. The lever 16' acts as a latch member whose'forwardly bentbottom frictionally engages the bottom inembe'r 1 8 whenv saidlever 16 is moved to the position shown Fig. 1. When the member 16 is'forced into neously and equally move thelateral wa-llsf of the box in opposite directions; because the l .tln'ea dedendsQ4 of theshaft24are threaded;

y The coi'er 12 of the box has a similarcon 1 struction so that it can also be laterally ex- 15 tended. Saidcoveris provided with end walls 13 in which the lateral walls of the I said cover can he slid to and fro. The cover also has a shaft similar in construction to the shaft 24, and the shaft 25 co-operates with nuts 27 similar to the nuts 26 and 27, and said nuts 27 co-operate with pairs of links 29 similar to the links 28 and 29 before mentioned, said links 29 being connected b pins 33 to intermediate members 31, in

tile manner before mentioned. The cover is also provided with a U-shaped top member 19 which encloses the operating mechanism I for said cover.

, It is obvious that the said compartment may be used as a drawer 111 a llllng cabinet,

for example, or independently thereof, and

that the width of the container or drawer may be readily increased so as to enable selected leaves S to be laterally displaced.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous chan es and omissions could be made without eparting from its spirit Iclaim:- a a p 1. A tray for holding loose leaves comprising a box-like member, the saidmember havin a laterally movable side wall and means a apted to adjust the distance between said side walls and to hold them in adjusted po-,

sition. a a

2. A tray for holding loose leaves comprising a box-like member having a laterally movable side wall and a shaft having an ex ternally threaded portionand connected to said box-like member, and connecting means between said externally threaded portion ofe the shaft and said side wall, said last mentioned connecting means being adaptedto cause the actuation of said side wall when the said shaft is turned. a

3. A tray for holding loose leaves comprising a box-like member having laterally movable side walls, a shaft connected to the bottom of said box-like member, said shaft having externally threaded portions threaded in opposite directions, nuts respectively connected to the said externally threaded por tions and adapted to be moved in opposite directions when the said shaft is turned, and

links respectively connected to the said nuts and to the said side walls to simultaneously .and equally actuate said side walls in oppo site directions.

4. A loose leaf holder comprising a boxlike member and a cover therefor, the side walls of said box-like member and of said cover being laterally movable to and fro, longitudinal shafts respectively connected to the bottom of the said box-like member and to the top of the said cover, each said shaft having externallythreaded portions threaded in opposite direct-ions, nuts connected to the threaded portions of the said shafts, the said nuts having links connecting each of them to the respective side walls of the said member and the said cover, whereby the turning of the i said shafts laterally actuates the said side 5. A tray for holding loose leaves comprising a box-like member having front and rear walls, the said member having laterally movable side walls provided with lateral extensions adapted to abut the said front and structure when the said lateral walls are laterally adjusted. a a

6. A tray for holding loose leaves com prising a box-like member'having front and rear walls whose to are bent over to form U-shaped guides, t e said member having movable sidewalls, the said side a walls being provided with a lateral extension latera 1y adapted to slide withinthe said U-shaped guides.

7. A tray for holding loose leaves comprising a box-like member having laterally movable side walls, a shaftconnected to the bottom of said box-like member, said shaft having externally threaded portions threaded in opposite directions, nuts respectively connected to said externally threaded portions and adapted to be moved in opposite directions when the said shaft is turned, said shaft being enclosed by a U-shaped bottom member having a horizontally adjustable slide connected thereto, and links respectively connected to said nuts and to said side-walls to simultaneously and equally actuate said side wallslin opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SAMUEL S. REESE.

rear walls, topresent a complete box-like 

